was the fourth son of the Japanese
regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
was the eldest son of the Japanese regent ('' Kampaku'') Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan. He was the father of Fujiwara no Kanefusa and Jien.
In the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, Tadamichi sided with the ...
, and Kaga, daughter of
Fujiwara no Nakamitsu Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include:
; Families
* The Fujiwara clan and its members
** Fujiwara no Kamatari ...
. His brothers were
Motozane (regent),
Motofusa (regent),
Kanezane (regent), and
Jien
was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk.
Biography
Jien was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, a member of the Fujiwara clan of powerful aristocrats. His brother was the future regent Fujiwara no Kanezane. Jien became a Tendai monk e ...
. He lacked political capability, but he eventually became ''
Daijō Daijin'' after his brother Kanezane.
Family
Parents
*Father:
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
was the eldest son of the Japanese regent ('' Kampaku'') Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan. He was the father of Fujiwara no Kanefusa and Jien.
In the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, Tadamichi sided with the ...
(藤原 忠通, March 15, 1097 – March 13, 1164)
*Mother: Kaga no Tsubone (加賀局), daughter of Fujuwara no Kanemitsu（藤原仲光）
Consorts and issue
*Wife: Daughter of Fujiwara no Takasue (藤原隆季)
**Son: Kujo Kaneyoshi (九条兼良, 1167 – 27 January 1221)
*Wife: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tsunemune (藤原 経宗)
*Unknown
**Son: Dōyō (道誉)
**Son: Ken'en (兼円)
**Son: Dōyū (道祐)
**Daughter: Lady Hōjō (方丈殿)
1153 births
1217 deaths
Fujiwara clan
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